Aliabad District Explained

Aliabad District
Native Name:ولسوالی علی‌آباد
Native Name Lang:prs
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Afghanistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Afghanistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Kunduz Province
Timezone:Afghanistan Standard Time
Utc Offset:+4:30

The Ali abad District is situated in the southern part of Kunduz Province, Afghanistan. It borders the Baghlan Province to the south, Chahar dara District to the west, Kunduz and Khan Abad districts to the north and Takhar Province to the east.

The population was 41,700 in 2006,[1] consisting of these ethnic groups:

54,207|| || 47% Pashtuns, 33% Tajik, 12% Hazara, 8% Uzbek [2]

The district center is 'Aliabad, located in the central part of the district on the road between Kunduz and Baghlan. The district is generally poor and seriously affected by the drought. The German reconstruction team is working on a new dam.

References

  1. http://www.aims.org.af/maps/district/kunduz/ali_abad.pdf AIMS District Map
  2. http://www.afghan-bios.info/index.php?option=com_afghanbios&id=137&task=view&total=2781&start=199&Itemid=2 Aliabad District, Kunduz Province.

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